Although looking after kids ____ sound like a...

Although looking after kids ____ sound like a simple job, great care is still needed.

A. may　　 B. must　　 C. shall　　 D. should

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— Can you come to my birthday party on Sunday evening, Mike?

—__________, but I must look after my grandma at home.

A. I’m afraid not　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. I’d love to

C. I’m sorry　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. I think so

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Would you like to adopt an animal? Although this sounds very unusual, some children have done just this. The Natural Zoo has given people the chance to adopt animals by paying for all of its food for one year. One of the animals that needed parents was a young tiger named Brocky. The people at the zoo said that it would cost about $900 a year for the food for Brocky.

Not many boys and girls have $900 to spend. That is why several hundred children and grown-ups each have sent a little money to the zoo to help pay for Brocky’s food. Some children sent in only a quarter because that was all the money they had. Other children sent in more money than that.

Since so many people sent money to the zoo to help pay for Brocky’s food, he now will be able to eat as much as he wants. Brocky surely must be a happy tiger to know that he has so many adopted parents. Many children must also be happy to know that they have helped to feed him. It really will be thrilling for those children to go to the Natural Zoo to visit their adopted tiger Brocky.

1.Brocky is________.

A. an animal zoo

B. an adopted child

C. a tiger without children’s love

D. a tiger in need of adoption

2.Several hundred people give money to the zoo to help Brocky because ________.

A. its food is too expensive for one person to afford

B. people don’t want to spend too much money on Brocky

C. people don’t love Brocky enough

D. the zoo forces them to do so

3.Children will be ________ if they go to the zoo to visit the tiger Brocky.

A. frightened　　　　　　 　　 B. excited and happy

C. nervous　　　　　　　　　　　 D. surprised

4.With so many people’s money, Brocky now can _________.

A. play with many toys

B. live without being hungry

C. eat meat every day

D. have an air-conditioned room to live in

5.We can infer(推断)from the passage that ________.

A. zoos are too poor to feed the animals

B. there are too many animals in the zoo

C. many people are kind to animals

D. children love animals better than adults do

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Does Fame Drive You Crazy?

Although being famous might sound like a dream come true, today's star, feeling like zoo animals, face pressures that few of us can imagine. They are at the center of much of the world's attention. Paparazzi (狗仔队) camp outside their homes, cameras ready. Tabloids (小报) publish thrilling stories about their personal lives. Just imagine not being able to do anything without being photographed or interrupted for a signature.

According to psychologist Christina Villareal, celebrities—famous people—worry constantly about their public appearance. Eventually, they start to lose track of who they really are, seeing themselves the way their fans imagine them, not as the people they were before everyone knew their names. "Over time," Villareal says, "they feel separated and alone."

The phenomenon of tracking celebrities has been around for ages. In the 4th century B.C., painters followed Alexander the Great into battle, hoping to picture his victories for his admirers. When Charles Dickens visited America in the 19th century, his sold-out readings attracted thousands of fans, leading him to complain about his lack of privacy. Tabloids of the 1920s and 1930s ran articles about film-stars in much the same way that modern tabloids and websites do.

Being a public figure today, however, is a lot more difficult than it used to be. Superstars cannot move about without worrying about photographers with modern cameras. When they say something silly or do something ridiculous, there is always the Internet to spread the news in minutes and keep their "story" alive forever.

If fame is so troublesome, why aren't all celebrities running away from it? The answer is there are still ways to deal with it. Some stars stay calm by surrounding themselves with trusted friends and family or by escaping to remote places away from big cities. They focus not on how famous they are but on what they love to do or whatever made them famous in the first place.

Sometimes a few celebrities can get a little justice. Still, even stars who enjoy full justice often complain about how hard their lives are. They are tired of being famous already.

1.It can be learned from the passage that stars today ________.

A.are often misunderstood by the public B.care little about how they have come into fame

C.spend too much on their public appearance D.can no longer have their privacy protected

2.What is the main idea of Paragraph 3?

A.Great heroes of the past were generally admired.

B.Well-known actors are usually targets of tabloids.

C.The problem faced by celebrities has a long history.

D.Works of popular writers often have a lot of readers.

3.What makes it much harder to be a celebrity today?

A.Lack of favorable chances. B.Not enough social recognition.

C.Availability of modern media. D.Huge population of fans.

4.What is the author's attitude toward modern celebrity?

A.Sincere. B.Sympathetic.

C.Disapproving. D.Unbelieving.

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— Look at the problem! 　　　　 it’s very difficult, 　　　　 I have worked it out.

— Good job.

A. Although; /        B. Because; so

C. Because; /        D. Although; but

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Samuel Han likes his job as a doctor __________ he likes to make sick people better.

A.although B.because C.but D.so

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.— What about _______ his telephone number in my notebook?

—Sounds great.

A. looking after　　　　　　 B. looking up

C. looking for　　　　　 D. looking at

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Once, there was a little grey planet. People living on it hadn’t looked after it well. Although they had all kinds of inventions and spaceships beyond our imagination, they made the planet full of rubbish and pollution. As a result, there were no plants or animals left.

One day, a little boy was walking on the planet. When he passed a cave(山洞), he noticed a small red flower in it. The flower was sick. It was almost dying. The boy dug it out carefully with root and some soil. Then he tried to find somewhere to plant it. After he searched all the planet, there is no proper place because of rubbish and pollution. He looked up in the sky and he found the moon. He thought the flower might grow well on the moon. So he climbed into a spaceship with the flower and flew to the moon. He grew the flower on the moon and looked after it every day. The flower started to grow so well that several days later it gave birth to many little flowers. Soon these flowers spread all over the moon and the moon was covered with red flowers.

When the flowers open, the moon looks red, like a warning light. If we don’t look after our earth, the day will come when flowers will only be able to grow on the moon.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

1.Why there were no plants or animals left on the grey planet?

A. Because of rubbish and pollution.

B. Because there is no water.

C. Because it’s too hot.

2.What did the boy find in the cave?

A. A yellow flower.

B. A red dying flower.

C. A little dog.

3.How was the flower after it was planted on the moon?

A. It couldn’t grow and died.

B. It grew well and gave birth to many little flowers.

C. It didn’t grow well and the leaves turned yellow.

4.Why does the moon look red according to the passage?

A. Because it is covered with fire.

B. Because it is covered with red water.

C. Because it is covered with the red flowers.

5.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. The color of the planet is red.

B. The boy went to the moon by plane.

C. The planet is covered with rubbish and pollution.

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Cheng Chenyu can look after himself, __________ it won't be easy for him.

A.but B.although C.so

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Who hasn’t enjoyed eating peanuts? Did you know that although peanuts look like nuts and taste like nuts, they aren’t nuts at all? They belong to the pea family, so they are called peanuts. The peanut grows flowers above ground, but its “fruit” grows underground. It grows in more countries than most other “nuts”.

The peanut is a native South American plant. Scientists believe that it grew wild in Brazil long ago. They think that for several thousand years the early peoples of South America made it a part of their diet. These peoples were nomads who moved on when a natural food could no longer be found in one area. Along the way they probably let fall some peanuts, which got into the ground and grew. This is believed to be the way the plant reached the place where the Incas（印加人）lived. The Incas, from about 1100 to 1532, thought highly of peanuts. The peanuts were eaten in several forms and used as sacrificial offerings（祭品）to the Incan Sun God. Later in the 16^th century, European soldiers had brought peanuts to other parts of the world, including North America, Africa, Asia, Europe, and Pacific Islands.

Although peanuts were found native in South America, they are now grown in almost every country that has warm weather. India produces the most peanuts. China’s production is next, followed by the United States.

The peanut is special in more ways than one. It can be eaten raw, boiled, roasted, or fried. Hundreds of widely different products have been made from it. Carver, an American scientist, set himself the task of discovering new uses for eating and for many other products.

Peanuts are very highly nutritious and are also high in protein （蛋白质）. Americans use about seven-tenths of their protein in the form of meat. In India, where the poor can’t pay for meat or milk, peanut meal and peanut milk have been produced. These have been a great help to the poor.

New products are continually being made from peanuts, among them peanut cheese and a powder that becomes peanut butter when water is added. The fact is that peanuts are so healthy that they were used by astronauts. The unusual nut that isn’t a nut is one of nature’s most amazing gifts.

1. Although we like eating peanuts, many of us don’t know peanuts belong to _______ family.

2. Which paragraph（段落）mainly talks about the history of the peanut?

3.What does the underlined word nutritious mean?

4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the article?

5.What is the purpose of the article?

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